#I get where this post is coming from but there's a reason they're talking about those things#I have a super reactive dog with resource guarding issues#In order for her to have a good life we have to have a lot of rules#because if we don't have a lot of rules it would be very easy for her to become a dangerous animal
hi! I work with reactive dogs, resource guarders, and bitey dogs.
most of the rules I put in place with these dogs are for the humans as much as the dogs. one case, yes, we also had to teach the dog that he doesn't get affection whenever he wants (because not getting what he wanted instantly -> frustration -> bite the closest thing), but the key skill was getting the owners to stop bothering the dog when he didn't want affection. if he came over and requested pets, there was no reason they couldn't give him pets!
the blog post I screencapped is about separation anxiety. which is not caused by overly loving on your dog, it's just not.
please look at the tone of the text. why would the original trainer use the words "reflexively and even compulsively" to refer to snuggling your dog in the mornings? why would he spend a paragraph talking about how physically interacting with a social member of your household is a bad thing when that individual is seeking out affection? if the trainer wanted to communicate that we should not engage with dogs who are physically shoving us over and ignoring our polite 'busy' signals, then he should have said that. he did not. he said that petting my dog when she puts her head politely on my knee is a bad thing.
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